Celebrities at Comic-Con 2009

"So we've arranged a little experiment. We've set up a Facebook Fan Page to gauge the fervor of the Southern California crowd; a page to show you just how excited people would get at the mere consideration of Comic-Con International moving to Anaheim."

Costumes of Comic-Con 2009

So far, the interest hasn't exactly been mind blowing. As of Thursday afternoon, the group had 255 fans. In Facebook fan numbers, that's nothing (the fan page for waffles has 177,922 fans).

But this fight is far from over, and the bureau is well aware of the challenges it faces.